staff software engineering Staff Engineer tech_leadership · Posted Dec 17, 2025
$141,000 – $162,000
USD per year

About this role

Illumio is hiring a staff-level Staff Engineer in the software engineering function based in HQ - Sunnyvale. The posting calls out experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js, Kubernetes. Compensation is listed at $141,000–$162,000 per year.

Role
Staff Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
staff
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
HQ - Sunnyvale
Department
Engineering
Posted
Dec 17, 2025

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Job description

from Illumio careers

Onwards Together!

Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.

Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.

Location: Onsite in Sunnyvale, California (4 days a week in the office)

Our Team's Vision:

Our Engineering team has established a culture based on thought leadership, independence, and responsibility. This powerful dynamic drives us forward as we work to make the digital world a safer place.

Those who join us represent the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation and work on a technology stack that ranges from operating systems to distributed applications to UI and visualization. Together, we will continue to build world-class products—driven by people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and a commitment to innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history.

Your Impact:

Innovate and Disrupt: Develop products that revolutionize network segmentation, enhancing the protection of data centers and cloud stacks against attacks.

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